caseyc
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Fellow members,<br><br>This has been one of the best Android apps I have ever used for streaming and/or downloading (FREE!!!) TV shows and movies. I've already downloaded a bunch of movies such as Star Trek, 2012, Avatar, Battle Los Angeles, Battleship The Bucket List, Outlander, etc. I even downloaded last night's premier episode of Dancing With The Stars (Season 16) TV show! That's good for me because I don't get channel 6 in my area using a Terk amplified television antenna for receiving free over-the-air television stations that normally broadcasts Dancing With The Stars show. This app "TV Portal" was recently yanked from the Google Play store, so you won't find it there. However, you can now find it through the Amazon app store, see link below. I'm able to view movies using this TV Portal app that aren't even available through Netflix, even though I'm paying Netflix $8 monthly!<br><br>TV Portal - Stream TV and movies (free)<br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/TV-Portal-Str...=1363808136&sr=8-1&keywords=tv+portal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/TV-Portal-Str...=1363808136&sr=8-1&keywords=tv+portal</a><br><br>If you want to actually download the TV show or movie (instead of streaming) to your Android smartphone or tablet, then you will need to install the free "Turbo Download Manager v2.2" app from the Google Play store app. Here's the link for the app below.<br><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5va3l0aG9vcy5hbmRyb2lkLnRkbXBybyJd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5va3l0aG9vcy5hbmRyb2lkLnRkbXBybyJd</a><br><br>For watching movies either by streaming or downloading, the recommended video player is "MX Player" which is also free from the Google Play store app. Just follow the directions provided for the optimal settings for MX Player. Here's the link for the app below.<br><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImNvbS5teHRlY2gudmlkZW9wbGF5ZXIuYWQiXQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImNvbS5teHRlY2gudmlkZW9wbGF5ZXIuYWQiXQ</a>..<br><br>When I want to delete a downloaded TV show or movie, I use the free "ASTRO File Manager" app to browse my internal storage to delete a particular file, as you cannot delete the file from the Turbo Download Manager app. You can only remove the file from the app menu, but the movie/show file still exists in your internal drive (eating up space) unless you delete using a file browser. This is important! You may probably end up inadvertently downloading duplicate files of the same show, and all these files are taking up storage space! Be sure to delete any unwanted duplicate files or shows you don't want. Additional note: Due to current limitation imposed by the Android operating system, it's not possible to transfer the downloaded movie file to your external memory card. I've been told it might be possible to do this if your device is "rooted". If anyone here can figure out a way to transfer a downloaded movie file onto an external memory card, please let me know! 
Here's the link for app below.<br><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhZ28uYXN0cm8iXQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhZ28uYXN0cm8iXQ</a>..<br><br>When you are using the TV Portal app, click on "Browse", then choose either the "TV Shows" tab on left column or "Movies" tab on right column. All the shows/movies are listed in alphabetical order. BTW, to find a movie such as the "2012" sci-fi show, you need to manually scroll all the way down past the "Z"s, then you will find shows that start with numbers instead of letters. I figured this out the hard way! You can either find a show alphabetically by scrolling down, or typing the name of the show in the search box. Then click on a link such as "sockshare, putlocker, gorillavid" to either stream the show live by choosing MX Player, or by downloading the show by choosing the Turbo Download Manager app. If you are using fast 4G speed data, you should be able to download a movie/show within 20 to 40 minutes or so. If you see the progress bar saying something crazy like 6 or 15 hours to download, then you need to choose a different link until you find a good link that will download the show pretty quickly. Personally, I have noticed that shows that download the best (and quickest) have a suffix ending in ".flv" as opposed to something else. I suggest you choose a different link until you find one that will download the movie ending with the ".flv" suffix at the end of the file name. Sometimes you have to keep clicking onto a different link a few to several times until you find a good working link. After the show has finished downloading, you can then rename the file, such as "The Wrath of Khan Star Trek 2", etc. As soon as the show has downloaded, the file is under the "Queue" tab, but then later automatically moves over to the "History" tab on the right side. Don't know why.<br><br>For myself, I normally will download a movie or TV show using either my Android smartphone or Android tablet, then I attach an HDMI cable from the Android device to a large screen television (mirror mode) to watch the show on a large screen. Of course, your device must be HDMI capable in order to do this. Just buy an HDMI cord for $25 at Best Buy store. Or simply view the show through your Android smartphone screen or Android tablet.<br><br><br><br><br><br>
Here's the link for app below.<br><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhZ28uYXN0cm8iXQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tZXRhZ28uYXN0cm8iXQ</a>..<br><br>When you are using the TV Portal app, click on "Browse", then choose either the "TV Shows" tab on left column or "Movies" tab on right column. All the shows/movies are listed in alphabetical order. BTW, to find a movie such as the "2012" sci-fi show, you need to manually scroll all the way down past the "Z"s, then you will find shows that start with numbers instead of letters. I figured this out the hard way! You can either find a show alphabetically by scrolling down, or typing the name of the show in the search box. Then click on a link such as "sockshare, putlocker, gorillavid" to either stream the show live by choosing MX Player, or by downloading the show by choosing the Turbo Download Manager app. If you are using fast 4G speed data, you should be able to download a movie/show within 20 to 40 minutes or so. If you see the progress bar saying something crazy like 6 or 15 hours to download, then you need to choose a different link until you find a good link that will download the show pretty quickly. Personally, I have noticed that shows that download the best (and quickest) have a suffix ending in ".flv" as opposed to something else. I suggest you choose a different link until you find one that will download the movie ending with the ".flv" suffix at the end of the file name. Sometimes you have to keep clicking onto a different link a few to several times until you find a good working link. After the show has finished downloading, you can then rename the file, such as "The Wrath of Khan Star Trek 2", etc. As soon as the show has downloaded, the file is under the "Queue" tab, but then later automatically moves over to the "History" tab on the right side. Don't know why.<br><br>For myself, I normally will download a movie or TV show using either my Android smartphone or Android tablet, then I attach an HDMI cable from the Android device to a large screen television (mirror mode) to watch the show on a large screen. Of course, your device must be HDMI capable in order to do this. Just buy an HDMI cord for $25 at Best Buy store. Or simply view the show through your Android smartphone screen or Android tablet.<br><br><br><br><br><br>
